How does developmental plasticity shape adaptation to environmental change?

该项目旨在研究动物如何适应环境变化，通过检查在目前的研究中基本上被忽视的过程：环境如何改变动物的发育。该项目预计将在适应遗传学领域产生新的知识，采用创新的方法来确定遗传变异、环境条件和发展如何相互作用，以形成对不断变化的环境的适应。该项目的预期成果包括加强对物种如何应对气候变化的预测，并建设国际合作的能力。该项目的预期影响是通过确定多种环境线索如何共同作用以改变发育，以及个体的遗传组成如何影响这些反应，来增加我们对动物如何应对环境变化的理解。

This project aims to address how animals adapt to environmental change by examining a process largely ignored in current studies: how the environment alters animal development. This project expects to generate new knowledge in the area of the genetics of adaptation using an innovative approach to determine how genetic variation, environmental conditions, and development interact to shape adaptation to changing environments. Expected outcomes of this project include enhancing predictions of how species respond to climate change and building capacity for international collaborations. The intended impact of this project is to increase our understanding of how animals respond to environmental change by determining how multiple environmental cues act together to alter development, and how the genetic makeup of the individual affects these responses.